IVLA is proud to announce a $1,000 college scholarship opportunity to students accepted to an accredited U.S. college or trade school. Investing in our future means investing in the higher education of our youth! We at International Virtual Learning Academy strongly believe in higher education [...]
History of Distance Education Many people aren't aware that distance education has existed for hundreds of years through correspondence courses using the post office. Over the years, we’ve traded this physical application for an improved digital version, where distance education is possible completely online. As [...]
The term “cyber school” may seem dated as if it’s part of a title from a late 90s movie. Nonetheless, "cyber school" has the same meaning as "online school" and is still occasionally used today. Once thought of as unconventional, cyber school education is now at [...]
Hi, my name is Lynda Wathen. I have lived in the same small Kentucky town ever since I was six months old. My two boys are Dean and Davis. Dean played college football for the University of Tennessee at Martin and is getting married in [...]
Hello, my name is James Perkins and I want to welcome you to IVLA. I grew up in Kentucky working on my family's cattle farm and lumber company. It always seemed like half my family worked construction, while the other half were educators in the local school. [...]
Hi, my name is Lynnsey McGarrh. At IVLA, I currently teach Social Studies and many different electives! I am also a Mentor in our Student Mentor Program! Though I now call Lexington, Kentucky home, I was born and raised in Henderson; a small town in western Kentucky located along the Ohio [...]
Hello from The Sunshine State! My name is Stephanie Martinez and I teach Middle School English with International Virtual Learning Academy. When I am not proofreading essays and discussing novels, reading and writing are still a big part of my life and two of my [...]
Hi! My name is Brittany Knop and I live in the Big Blue Nation of Lexington, Kentucky. I am married and we have a Jack Russel Terrier that we adore, named Zoey. I have been with IVLA since 2016 as the Arts and Humanities teacher and mentor. [...]
Hello! My name is JanElle Hoffman. My BS in Education from Eastern Nazarene College served me well as I taught for seven years “BC” (that would be Before Children). When the last of my babies went to school, I returned to the chalkboard which is now a [...]
My name is Lauren Herrera and I am an elementary teacher and a mentor for IVLA. I have had the pleasure of working for IVLA for almost 6 years now. I live in sunny Southern California, and love it! I am married to my best [...]
